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- Title
Nutritional Properties of Different Types of Cherry Laurel Fruits and Seeds.
- Authors
TÜR, Özlem EMREM; DUMAN, Erman
- Abstract
Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) is an evergreen tree, approximately 5-6 meters tall, with small white flowers, belonging to the Rosaceae family, which is frequently found in the Black Sea region in Türkiye. It has fruits with conical hard seeds resembling cherries, in clusters like grapes, and in red to purplish black colors when ripe for eating. In Türkiye, the fruits, leaves and seeds of cherry laurel are used as a folk medicine for many ailments. This study aimed to determine some physicochemical properties (weight, width, length, seed weight, moisture, ash, pH, protein, fat, glucose, fructose and dietary fiber) of different types of cherry laurel fruits and seeds grown in Türkiye. Weight, width, length, moisture, ash, pH, protein, glucose, fructose and dietary fiber of different types (61K04 (Trabzon), 14K02 (Bolu), 28K13 (Giresun), 08K02 (Artvin)) cherry laurel fruits contents were determined as 3.0108-5.753 g; 15.107- 20.813 mm; 17.179-19.884 mm; 65.267-75.712%; 0.567-1.005%; 3.820-4.260; 0.735-0.942%; 9.077-12.155 g.100g-1; 3.605-7.176 g.100g-1 and 16.160-18.075% respectively. When the seeds of cherry laurel fruits are examined, the shell weight is 0.123-0,174 g, inner seed weight is 0.065-0.110 g, moisture is 4.020-6.301%, ash is 2.722-4.173%, pH is 5.415- 5.730, protein is 17.693-26.051%, fat 25.773-33.800%, glucose 4.841-10.958 g.100-1, fructose 0.584-2.581 g.100g-1 and dietary fiber was found between 16.505-26.560%. In line with these results; It has been determined that cherry laurel fruits and seeds have different basic nutritional properties depending on their type.
- Subjects
NUTRITIONAL value; CHERRIES; ROSACEAE; TRADITIONAL medicine; SEEDS
- Publication
Kocatepe Veterinary Journal / Kocatepe Veteriner Dergisi, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 2, p122
- ISSN
1308-1594
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30607/kvj.1444416